(b Sydney, NSW, 1931). Australian composer. Lect. in mus., Durham Univ., where he inaugurated EMS. Prin. works:

orch.:
• Variations (1957);
• Episodes (1968–9);
• Hagoromo (1975–7);
• Shoalhaven (1982);
• Mandala V (1988);
• A Garden of Earthly Delights, vc., orch. (1992).

chamber orch.:
• Mandala II (1969);
• Looking Glass Music (1970);
• Salvation Creek with Eagle (1974);
• Sunflower (1975);
• Mandala III, pf. and ens. (1978);
• Empty Sky, Mootwingee, fl., tb. or hn., vc., perc., 2 pf. (1986);
• A Dance and a Hymn for Alexander Maconchy, ens. (1988);
• Round Dance, sitar, tabla, fl., vc., pf. (1989);
• Rain Drums, 4 perc. (1993);
• Kali Dances, chamber ens. (1994).

brass band:
• Evensong (1975).

voice(s) & chamber ens.:
• Annotations of Auschwitz, sop. and ens. (1964, rev. 1970);
• Easter Frescoes, sop., ens. (1966, rev. 1971);
• Aria For Edward John Eyre, sop., ens. (1972);
• Tides, narrator, 12 vv., perc. (1979);
• The Ballad of Perse O'Reilly, ten., male ch., 2 pf. (1953–81);
• What Shall I Sing? sop., 2 cl. (1982).

chamber music:
• Mandala I, wind quintet (1967);
• Caliban Impromptu (1972);
• Mandala IV, str. qt. (1983).

piano:
• Kelly Ground (1966);
• Flights, 2 pf. (1967);
• Kangaroo Hunt, pf., perc. (1971);
• Ruhe Sanfte, Sanfte Ruh' (1974);
• Cambewarra (1980).

solo voice:
• My Sister's Song, sop. (1974).

tape:
• Babel (1968);
• Big Meeting, elec. fantasy (1978);
• Wild Ride to Heaven (with N. LeFanu), 'radiophonic adventure playground' (1980).

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